Traders Wary Before Fed Meeting

With Policy Statement in Focus,
Investors Await Signs of Pause

After leaping 139 points Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average took a baby step higher to start the week as investors grew cautious ahead of a crucial meeting this week by the Federal Reserve.

The blue-chip average gained 6.80 points to 11584.54, putting it 138 points shy of its all-time high, set in January 2000. Intel rose 3.1% on a pair of analyst upgrades. Alcoa added 2.9% amid speculation that metals miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were mulling bids for the aluminum concern. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock...